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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Hallsville, Mo.
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- Position:
- OH/RS
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Trinity Valley CC
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- Previous School:
- Trinity Valley CC
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 1.40
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- h %
- .122
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- a/s
- 0.05
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- b/s
- 0.41
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- sa/s
- 0.12
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- d/s
- 0.73
Bio
Parents: John and Monica Melton
Birth Date: March 6, 2002
Major: Psychology
at Trinity Valley CC: Third-Team NJCAA All-Academic Team honoree at Trinity Valley CC…Academic all-region honoree as well.
High School: Three-time first-team all-district performer at Hallsville HS…Three-time all-conference selection…Second-team all-district honoree.
Academic Honors
2022
Heart Scholar-Athlete
Career Highs
Kills--14 (vs. Mount Mercy, 10/11/22)
Assists--2 (vs. Grand View, 9/27/22)
Aces--1 (vs. MidAmerica Nazarene, 9/24/22)
Digs--4 (Twice)
Blocks--4 (vs. Missouri Valley, 9/9/22)
Player Profile
|   | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 18 | ||
| Sets | 104 | 62 | ||
| Kills | 146 | 103 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.40 | 1.66 | ||
| Errors | 85 | 58 | ||
| Total Attacks | 498 | 331 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 4.79 | 5.34 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .122 | .136 | ||
| Assists | 5 | 1 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.05 | 0.02 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 80 | 9 | ||
| Service Aces | 12 | 1 | ||
| Service Errors | 5 | 1 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.12 | 0.02 | ||
| Receptions | 73 | 25 | ||
| Reception Errors | 3 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 76 | 33 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.73 | 0.53 | ||
| Block Solo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Block Assist | 42 | 36 | ||
| Block Total | 43 | 37 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.41 | 0.60 | ||
| Block Errors | 7 | 3 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 180.0 | 123.0 | ||
| Points per set | 1.7 | 2.0 | ||
| Matches started | 14 | 9 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | William Woods (MO) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Aug 25 | vs. John Brown | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 25 | vs. Ottawa | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Aug 26 | vs. Xavier (LA) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -.154 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Sep 1 | St. Ambrose (IA) | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 7 | 6 | 28 | .036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 1 | Mount Marty | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 2 | Tabor | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2 | Waldorf | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 5 | at Culver-Stockton (MO) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Montana Tech (MT) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 8 | at Viterbo | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Columbia (MO) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Dakota State (SD) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 15 | at Missouri Valley | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Sep 16 | at Central Methodist (MO) | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 19 | Graceland | W, 3-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | -.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 22 | Baker (KS) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sep 23 | MidAmerica Nazarene | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 26 | at Clarke (IA) | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 14 | 6 | 33 | .242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Sep 29 | Culver-Stockton (MO) | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 30 | Benedictine (KS) | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 3 | Peru State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 29 | .138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 7 | Park | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | .105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 10 | at Mount Mercy | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 32 | .281 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 17 | Clarke (IA) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | .263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 20 | Grand View | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Oct 21 | Columbia (MO) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 | .192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 24 | Mount Mercy | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 | .037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 27 | at Graceland | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 28 | at Peru State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Oct 31 | at Grand View | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | .176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nov 4 | at Central Methodist (MO) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -.154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Jun 21 | Grand View | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 34 | 119 | 142 | 1.19 | 75 | 473 | .142 | 3 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.01 | 60 | 5 | 42 | 0.35 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 0.34 | 164.5 | 1.4 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | 104 | 146 | 1.40 | 85 | 498 | .122 | 5 | 0.05 | 12 | 0.12 | 73 | 3 | 76 | 0.73 | 1 | 42 | 43 | 0.41 | 180.0 | 1.7 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | 95 | 178 | 1.87 | 98 | 555 | .144 | 12 | 0.13 | 13 | 0.14 | 159 | 10 | 124 | 1.31 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 0.34 | 210.5 | 2.2 |
| Total | 95 | 318 | 466 | 1.47 | 258 | 1526 | .136 | 20 | 0.06 | 26 | 0.08 | 292 | 18 | 242 | 0.76 | 11 | 104 | 115 | 0.36 | 555.0 | 1.7 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 30 | 104 | 146 | 1.40 | 85 | 498 | .122 | 5 | 0.05 | 12 | 0.12 | 73 | 3 | 76 | 0.73 | 1 | 42 | 43 | 0.41 | 180.0 | 1.7 |
| Conference | 18 | 62 | 103 | 1.66 | 58 | 331 | .136 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 0.53 | 1 | 36 | 37 | 0.60 | 123.0 | 2.0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 14 | 49 | 74 | 1.51 | 48 | 261 | .100 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.04 | 40 | 2 | 33 | 0.67 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 0.55 | 90.0 | 1.8 |
| Away | 10 | 34 | 54 | 1.59 | 29 | 171 | .146 | 2 | 0.06 | 1 | 0.03 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 0.79 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0.47 | 63.0 | 1.9 | |
| Neutral | 6 | 21 | 18 | 0.86 | 8 | 66 | .152 | 3 | 0.14 | 9 | 0.43 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.0 | 1.3 | |
| Result | Wins | 13 | 40 | 74 | 1.85 | 46 | 229 | .122 | 2 | 0.05 | 3 | 0.07 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 0.57 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 0.53 | 88.0 | 2.2 |
| Losses | 17 | 64 | 72 | 1.13 | 39 | 269 | .123 | 3 | 0.05 | 9 | 0.14 | 62 | 3 | 53 | 0.83 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0.34 | 92.0 | 1.4 | |
| Month | August | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0.84 | 11 | 64 | .078 | 3 | 0.16 | 11 | 0.58 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 1.58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.11 | 28.0 | 1.5 |
| September | 14 | 45 | 64 | 1.42 | 34 | 209 | .144 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.02 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0.53 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.36 | 73.5 | 1.6 | |
| October | 10 | 37 | 63 | 1.70 | 35 | 212 | .132 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0.49 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0.68 | 75.5 | 2.0 | |
| November | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 5 | 13 | -.154 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
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